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New Vanderbilt Peabody College faculty Thomas Smith and Richard Welsh address school equity issues
Professor of Public Policy and Education Thomas Smith and Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy Richard O. Welsh joined the Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development this fall. Read MoreOct 4, 2022
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Department of Special Education welcomes new faculty
This fall Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development welcomed three new faculty members to its acclaimed Department of Special Education. They exemplify not only the diversity of expertise at Peabody, but also of identities and lived experiences that reflect the communities Peabody serves. Read MoreOct 3, 2022
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NEW FACULTY: Discovery and research tackling real-world issues
Vanderbilt University welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the university’s new faculty share the work they are doing to tackle current real-world challenges. Read MoreSep 28, 2022
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For some students with disabilities, full inclusion may not be the answer
Proponents of full inclusion—placing students with disabilities in general classrooms for most of the school day—maintain that the more time those students spend in such classes, the better they do academically. A new paper by Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development researchers challenges that assumption. Read MoreSep 16, 2022
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Peabody College and Mathematica receive $1.42M from Wallace Foundation to study assistant principals and equitable pathways to the principalship
The Wallace Foundation recently awarded a four-year, $1.42 million grant to Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development and Mathematica for a new study to expand knowledge about assistant principals and provide new insights on how the role can help diversify the principal profession and advance educational equity. Read MoreSep 16, 2022
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Book talk on equitable math instruction is Sept. 22
Join Peabody College professor Ilana Horn and co-author Brette Garner of the University of Denver for an online conversation about their new book, Teacher Learning of Ambitious and Equitable Mathematics Instruction: A Sociocultural Approach, on Thursday, Sept. 22. Read MoreSep 14, 2022
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NEW FACULTY: Vanderbilt’s newest faculty share what sparks their academic mission
Vanderbilt University welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the professors share what inspires them in their journey of learning, discovery, problem-solving and teaching. Read MoreSep 14, 2022
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Foster family placement leads to sustained cognitive gains after severe early deprivation, Humphreys’ study finds
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examining cognitive ability among children with a history of institutional care suggests that higher cognitive functioning is best supported by long-term family placements such as foster care. The study was led by Kathryn Humphreys, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreSep 12, 2022
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2022 National Prenatal-to-3 Research to Policy Summit is Oct. 13
The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development will host the 2022 National Prenatal-to-3 Research to Policy Summit virtually on Oct. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is free, and all are welcome to register and attend. Read MoreSep 12, 2022
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Patricia Ingram Hart, BA’57, philanthropist and civic leader, has died
Patricia Ingram Hart, one of Vanderbilt University’s most generous benefactors, died Aug. 13 at her home in Nashville. Read MoreSep 7, 2022
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Vanderbilt’s online education doctorate ranked No. 1 by ‘Fortune’
Fortune has ranked Vanderbilt University as having the No. 1 online education doctorate in organizational leadership for 2022. The online doctoral program in leadership and learning in organizations is geared toward mid-career professionals and maximizes flexibility to help them complete their degrees within approximately three years. Read MoreAug 17, 2022
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Jim Schifman, BS’90: ‘Bee’ for Business
Jim Schifman, BS'90, and his wife, Melissa, launched Project Hive Pet Company last year, selling dog toys and treats that directly contribute to rebuilding bee habitats. Their beehive-themed dog toys are sustainably manufactured in the United States and the company donates 1 percent of gross sales to the Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund, which works with private, public and corporate partners to help establish and manage pollinator habitats on their lands. Read MoreAug 15, 2022
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Get to know Vanderbilt’s residential faculty: Chezare Warren
Vanderbilt's undergraduate houses and colleges are led by faculty who live in community with students. Meet the new faculty head of Sutherland House, Chezare A. Warren, associate professor of equity and inclusion in education policy. Read MoreAug 12, 2022
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Barrera-Osorio, Dustan receive $400,000 grant to study public-private schools in Bogotá, Colombia
Governments of lower- and middle-income countries increasingly are turning to public-private partnerships to operate schools as an alternative to traditional public schools. Vanderbilt professors Felipe Barrera-Osorio and Andrew Dustan have received a one-year NSF grant in excess of $400,000 to lead an interdisciplinary study on the quality of these partnership schools in Bogotá, Colombia. Read MoreAug 9, 2022
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Volunteers needed for Humphrey Fellows move-in Aug. 14
Volunteers are needed on Sunday, Aug. 14, to help with move-in for the 2022–23 cohort of Humphrey Fellows at Vanderbilt. The Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished educational leaders from developing nations and emerging democracies to the U.S. for an academic year to study, gain related professional experience, build leadership capacity and foster mutual understanding. Read MoreAug 8, 2022
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‘Peabody Journal of Education’ issue addresses COVID-19’s impact on education policy, equity and social justice
The latest issue of the Peabody Journal of Education focuses on the pandemic’s consequences for equity and social justice, with insights on the PK-16 education system’s initial response to COVID-19 and how the first year of the pandemic affected education and educational inequality. Read MoreAug 2, 2022
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Black girl joy, brilliance and magic front and center at inaugural Black Girls Becoming summer program
The inaugural Black Girls Becoming Summer Research Institute, held at Vanderbilt University this summer, hosted 19 rising seventh- and eighth-grade girls from Metro Nashville and as far away as Memphis for a no-cost, residential learning experience. Participants learned more about themselves and their peers through classes in science research, critical consciousness, the arts and financial literacy. Read MoreAug 1, 2022
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Humphreys receives $3.7 million grant to study relationship between parent–child proximity and emerging psychopathology
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Development Kathryn Humphreys will investigate parent–child proximity and emerging psychopathology with a new five-year research grant in excess of $3.7 million from the National Institute of Mental Health Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists program. Read MoreJul 28, 2022
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Q&A: What can a 50-year study teach us about giftedness?
The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study led by Vanderbilt researchers Camilla P. Benbow and David Lubinski, continues to shape the way we understand giftedness, success and happiness. Read MoreJul 27, 2022
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Humphreys wins 2023 Boyd McCandless Award from American Psychological Association
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Development Kathryn Humphreys has been recognized with the 2023 Boyd McCandless Award by the American Psychological Association’s Division 7. The award recognizes a young scientist who has made distinguished contributions to developmental psychology. Read MoreJul 25, 2022